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Mike Singletary continued his unrelenting support for Alex Smith during his Monday media session. Singletary repeatedly said Smith “did a decent job” despite two interceptions and a 65.6 passer rating. -Tight end Delanie Walker’s left ankle injury appears to be fairly long term. The 49ers won’t even re-evaluate the injury until later in the week. […]
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Mike Singletary and Alex Smith addressed the media. Singletary wasn’t upset at Nate Clements for his costly fumble and said he hadn’t talked to Clements about it. “Roddy White made a good play on the ball,” Singletary said. “I’m sure he thought he was going to score. He didn’t notice the guy behind him.” Singletary […]
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Falcons setting up for a 43-yard field goals with seven seconds left. Falcons drive cont: Atlanta with a fine pass to Roddy White is at the 49ers 30. They’re in field goal range with under a minute left. But their kicker Matt Byrant is inconsistent on long field goals. Falcons drive cont: Pick by Clements […]
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New stream for second half First half analysis: Smith played well and the play calling was varied. Mike Johnson made good on getting the ball spread around with seven different receivers touching ball. When was the last time that happened? On defense, the 49ers look really tired, even though the time of possession wasn’t that […]
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Will the Falcons try to run over the 49ers like they did against New Orleans? Or like last year will Atlanta try to beat the 49ers with speed? While the team obviously focused on their sluggish offense this week with the firing of offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye, the defense struggled just as much through the […]
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The image of a desperate team in disarray gained more momentum with the news that strong safety Michael Lewis left the team and now wants his release. This follows Sunday night’s sacking of offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye, a blow up by the head coach on regional television, a shuddering 0-3 start and two other players, […]
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Daytime soap operas are rapidly getting canceled these days and really who needs them particularly for those fans following the 49ers? The team encountered what could be another developing situation Friday when starting strong safety Michael Lewis didn’t show up for practice. Coach Mike Singletary threw the absent-for-personal-reasons blanket over the situation and refused to […]
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New 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Johnson has a simple plan Sunday in Atlanta and beyond: Get the ball in the playmakers’ hands and let them take the offense from there. It’s not like fired offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye didn’t have the same stated goals in terms of getting Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree and Frank Gore […]
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Niners coach Mike Singletary wants the exact same thing he says he has always wanted: a physical offense that runs and throws with balance and detail. New offensive coordinator Mike Johnson’s job is to do a better job meeting that vague standard than fired play caller Jimmy Raye, all while using the same playbook Raye […]
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Just when the 49ers figure out how to call their plays efficiently, they fire their offensive coordinator. All the 49ers needed to do was line up and let the defense call the play for them, which reportedly took place in Kansas City. OK, that was a cheap shot, but it signals a time to discuss […]
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The 49ers did not put in a waiver claim for former Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards, who was picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars today. Instead of adding competition at the position of great struggle, the 49ers are content to let Alex Smith carry on uncontested with David Carr a distant second on the depth chart […]
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Leaving aside the desperate nature of firing offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye and the 49ers style of crisis management, the question must be asked – was firing Raye and promoting Mike Johnson the right move to make? After seeing the spark in the eye of tight end Vernon Davis when he talked about Johnson, this might […]
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From The Chronicle Sports Desk: Mike Singletary just finished speaking about his firing of Jimmy Raye (it’s on CSN Bay Area TV). He said that after he got to his home last night, he got to thinking and decided to go back to the 49ers’ headquarters in Santa Clara. He said he stayed up all […]
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The abrupt firing of offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye and the promotion of quarterback coach Mike Johnson to replace him highlights three interlocking issues with the organization: A) The team continues to ignore smoldering hot spots and then is forced to react when the hot spot turns into an inferno. B) The 49ers refuse to hire […]
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This blog post from The Chronicle Sports Desk has been updating regularly. All the news is official now. Niner Insider Kevin Lynch will join the conversation shortly with a new blog post: So much for Alex Smith’s 21-month streak of having the same offensive coordinator … Three games into a season characterized by an ineffective […]
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It could be argued that the 49ers were the worst team in the league in two of their first three games of the season. It was going to be a tough task to beat Kansas City at home, but to get blown out is really unsettling. The Chiefs rang up 457 yards of offense on […]
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The 49ers score, Josh Morgan scores on a 12-yard pass, Morgan looked like he hurt his calf. That would be bad 49ers drive: One of the issues in this game is an inability for the receivers to get open down field. Smith has had nowhere to go. Brian Jennings got crushed on while covering a […]
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First half analysis: On Friday, Mike Singletary was asked about the early game and whether his team would be ready. He said a football player should be ready to play any time. Again, a nice theory by Singeltary, but it hasn’t worked in practice against the Chiefs today. The 49ers defense looks horrible, they can’t […]
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To beat the Chiefs, the 49ers have to limit the unconventional touchdowns. In the opener, Kansas City scored on a 94-yard punt return by rookie Dexter McCluster and then they got a 33-yard interception return for a score by Brandon Flowers in their second game against the Browns. The 49ers will also have to limit […]
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Ronnie Lott has been all over the airwaves recently, justifying his talk to the Saints the night before they played the 49ers in their home opener. Why shouldn’t Lott talk to the Saints? He loves football, he loves football players, and he apparently wasn’t talking about how to beat his NFL team of origin, he […]
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49ers offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye explained why quarterback Alex Smith did exactly what he was supposed to do, time-wise, in Monday’s 82-yard game-tying touchdown drive against the Saints. Yes, the 49ers left Drew Brees with 1:14 to take the Saints to a game-winning field goal, practically an eternity for a Pro Bowl quarterback like Brees. […]
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The 49ers went with one backup inside linebacker on the 53-man roster. Looks like they’ll be desperately needing his services Sunday in Kansas City. Starting “Ted” linebacker Takeo Spikes is questionable with a strained knee, which could thrust third-round draft pick NaVorro Bowman into his first NFL start three games into his rookie career. Bowman […]
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